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Actor, Tony nominee and playwright, John Cariani, whose Almost, Maine is one of the most produced plays by high schools and colleges, will return to Portland Stage this season with a new Made in Maine production, Not Quite Almost.
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Education is central to Portland Stage’s mission. Vital education programs are offered in schools for students from pre-K through high school, and to children ages 4-18 through classes in our Susie Konkel Theater for Kids storefront space.
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With a season of six Mainstage shows, Portland Stage brings a wide range of performances to Maine. Every Mainstage show is handcrafted in our historic building in the Portland Arts District.
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CELEBRATING 51 YEARS OF MAKING THEATER IN MAINE
Welcome to Merrill Auditorium, Portland’s Premier Performing Arts Venue
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Each year we host a variety of concerts, dance performances, children’s programming, comedy shows, corporate meetings and non-profit events with over 150,000 patrons in attendance annually!
Thank you for being a guest at our theater, please enjoy the show!
Merrill Auditorium is managed by the City of Portland Public Assembly Facilities Division Andrew J Downs, Director
Wednesday September 18th @ 7:30 pm
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Thursday September 26th @ 7:30 pm - REG Presents KILLER QUEEN
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Friday October 25th @ 7:00 pm
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November 29th thru December 8th
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McCullough mixes a gold metallic ink with additives to create a specific viscosity.
McCullough mixes a gold metallic ink with additives to create a specific viscosity.
McCullough and Brown discuss the design while setting up the printing station.
McCullough and Brown discuss the design while setting up the printing station.
Silkscreen printing involves pushing ink through a mesh screen onto paper or another surface. Each color in the design requires a separate screen, with layers of ink applied sequentially to create the final image.
Silkscreen printing involves pushing ink through a mesh screen onto paper or another surface. Each color in the design requires a separate screen, with layers of ink applied sequentially to create the final image.
ON SALE NOW. Posters may be purchased online or at PSO performances. All proceeds benefit PSO education and artistic programs. For more information about how to own a piece of PSO history visit: `PORTLANDSYMPHONY.ORG
ON SALE NOW. Posters may be purchased online or at PSO performances. All proceeds benefit PSO education and artistic programs. For more information about how to own a piece of PSO history visit: `PORTLANDSYMPHONY.ORG
Last year we asked local artists to help create a design for the PSO’s 100 th season expressing the celebratory spirit of the Symphony. The final design came from emerging artist Lydia Jane Brown, a native Mainer who has lived in the Portland area since 2008 when she moved from Aroostook County to study art at USM.
Last year we asked local artists to help create a design for the PSO’s 100 th season expressing the celebratory spirit of the Symphony. The final design came from emerging artist Lydia Jane Brown, a native Mainer who has lived in the Portland area since 2008 when she moved from Aroostook County to study art at USM.
“ The starting concept was a dynamic overlapping image of a conductor with arms spread wide as a gentle explosion of instruments bursts above their head and around them, melding together while simultaneously growing out from the center. It’s meant to feel celebratory, like a fireworks display.”
“ The starting concept was a dynamic overlapping image of a conductor with arms spread wide as a gentle explosion of instruments bursts above their head and around them, melding together while simultaneously growing out from the center. It’s meant to feel celebratory, like a fireworks display.”
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Printmaker and PSO Graphic Designer Sarah McCullough collaborated with Brown to create a four-color screenprint commemorating the PSO’s 100th Anniversary season. This limited-edition silkscreen poster will be signed by the printmaker, artist, Music Director, and possibly a special guest. It is printed with water-based inks on 100% cotton, archival Stonehenge paper.
Printmaker and PSO Graphic Designer Sarah McCullough collaborated with Brown to create a four-color screenprint commemorating the PSO’s 100th Anniversary season. This limited-edition silkscreen poster will be signed by the printmaker, artist, Music Director, and possibly a special guest. It is printed with water-based inks on 100% cotton, archival Stonehenge paper.
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This beloved Maine holiday classic brings a delightful combination of nostalgic traditions and unexpected surprises.
Experience perennial favorites like the “Hallelujah Chorus” from Handel’s Messiah and “Sleigh Ride” (performed in a distinctly unique PSO fashion— and yes, pun intended for those in the know), new traditions like “The Maine Christmas Song,“ and specially chosen brand-new selections heard for the first time each year.
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We want to share our 51st season with YOU!
With new Made in Maine productions, classics revisited, sharpwitted dramas, charming comedies, and murder mysteries, this season holds a range of shows we hope will delight and inspire you.
Each play in this season is about uncovering unexpected truths and finding the strength to face problems head on. From a senator standing up for what’s right, to discovering secrets in a recipe box or on the golf course. From confronting an angel or your wife, to sharing your deepest thoughts as shooting stars fill the night sky, each play this season brings a mystery and a different approach to finding a better solution.
Join us at Portland Stage!
Anita Stewart, Artistic Director
Portland Stage is committed to creating great art, passionate about using the theater to educate, and dedicated to enriching our community. WE:
• Engage, connect, inform: Through intimate, personal exchanges that can only happen in a live theater, we foster a shared empathy and sense of belonging.
• Build community: We create productions from the ground up, combining local talent with artists from away: Enriching both through lasting relationships and deeper understanding of each other and the world.
• Evolve to stay relevant: We innovate, cultivate, and incubate new ideas on our stages, in our classrooms, and with community partners.
Ellen Alderman
Tony San Antonio
Samantha Bowen
Sarah Campbell
Peter H. Clough
Scott Cowger
Margaret Groban
Amanda Hannan
Susan Carter
Theresa McCarthy
Edith Iyer-Hernandez
John F. Leonard IV
Alisa Conroy Morton
Sara A. Murphy
Todd Nicholson
Carole Ann Palmer
Cathy Stankard
Robin Talbot
Courtney Thorpe
Nelson A. Toner
Daniel Tucker
Anne Wade
Wendy Winer
Meg Villarreal
CELEBRATING 51 YEARS OF CREATING THEATER
LEADERSHIP
Artistic Director ............................................................................... Anita Stewart
Managing Director ...........................................................................Martin Lodish
ARTISTIC • PRODUCTION
Associate Production Manager • Sound Supervisor ...............Seth Asa Sengel
Associate Technical Director ........................................................ Jacob Coombs
Company Manager.................................................................... Jennifer London
Costume Shop Manager................................................................. Susan Thomas
Literary Manager ..................................................................... Todd Brian Backus
Production Manager • Lighting Supervisor ...............................Mary Lana Rice
Props Coordinator ...................................................................................Elliot Nye
Stage Managers .......................................................Myles C. Hatch & Meg Lydon
Technical Director ................................................................................Ted Gallant
ADMINISTRATION
Apprentice Coordinators ................................ Jennifer London & Julianne Shea
Audience Services Manager ............................................................Donald Smith
Box Office Assistant Manager .................................................... Renee Myhaver
Business Manager ..........................................................................Paul Ainsworth
Development Associate ............................................................... Lindsey Higgins
Development Director .....................................................................Covey Crolius
Education Administrator ................................................................ Julianne Shea
Education Assistant ........................................................Stacey Salotto-Cristobol
Education Director................................................................ Michael Dix Thomas
Front of House Associates .................................. Beka Bryer & Cassie Edincott
Grant Coordinator ................................................................................. Allison Fry
Graphic Designer •Marketing Associate................................ Aressa Goodrich
Group Sales Coordinator ...............................................................Myles C. Hatch
House Manager .......................................................................... Adam Thibodeau
Marketing Assistant....................................................................... Savannah Irish
Marketing & Communications Director ...................................... Erin Elizabeth
APPRENTICES
Company Management..................................................................... Casey Pitts
Costumes ........................................................... Renata Cortes, Jessica Podemski
Directing & Dramaturgy............................ Kimmarie McCrann, Larsen Nichols, ............................................................................................. Micki Demby Kleinman
Education ............................................................Charlie Bowen, Sadie Goldstein
Electrics ..................................................................................................Sierra Riley
Props ............................................................................................ Grainne Sheehan
Stage Management ..................................Kevin Commander, Charlotte Teplitz
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Because each contribution is an investment in the arts. Tax-deductible contributions keep Portland Stage a living, breathing, thriving theater, and ultimately ensure the fulfillment of our mission and the enrichment of our community. The generosity of individual donors, corporations, and foundations enables us to surround the work on our Mainstage with Education Programs, New Work Development Initiatives, and Community Engagement Events that deepen and broaden the impact of the shows themselves.
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The classes and camps at Portland Stage produce a safe environment for young people to find a higher sense of play, stretch their imaginations, and gain valuable social skills.
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Join us for a book club discussion of the plays in our 50th season at the Portland Public Library. Portland Stage Literary Manager Todd Brian Backus will lead discussions alongside assistant directors, dramaturgs, and special guests. Scripts are available at the Main Branch Reference Desk at the Portland Public Library and take place in the Rines Auditorium at the following dates and times.
Angels in America, Part 2: Perestroika.... Saturday, October 12th • 1:30 - 2:30pm
Murder on the Links.................................... Saturday, January 18th • 1:30 - 2:30pm
Madelines .................................................. Saturday, February 22nd • 1:30 - 2:30pm
Not Quite Almost...........................................Saturday, March 22nd • 1:30 - 2:30pm
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf........................... Saturday, May 3rd • 1:30 - 2:30pm
Join us after the fith Sunday Matinee of each production for a discussion with Artistic Director Anita Stewart, as well as artists and scholars related to the production. These discussions are always free and open to the public, and attendees can join even if they didn’t attend the matinee itself. Check in with the Box Office for runtimes and try to arrive at Portland Stage about five minutes before curtain to join the audience after bows.
after the second Sunday Matinee of each production for a discussion with the cast of each show, moderated by Literary Manager Todd Brian Backus. These discussions are always free and open to the public, and attendees can join even if they didn’t attend the matinee itself. Check in with the Box Office for runtimes and try to arrive at Portland Stage about five minutes before curtain to join the audience after bows.
CELEBRATING 51 YEARS OF CREATING THEATER
Created by the Portland Stage Literary Department, these extensive guides present a broad spectrum of information and perspectives on each play in our Mainstage season. Read more on our website Portlandstage.org
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Cathedral Church of St. Luke, 143 State St, Portland, ME
Saturday, December 14, 7:30 pm
Sunday, December 15, 2:00 pm
Music by Thomas Weelkes, Juan Esquivel, Sergei Rachmaninov, Sally Herman, & more
Cathedral Church of St. Luke, 143 State St, Portland, ME
Sunday, May 18, 2:00 pm
director’s cut – Music Director Harold Stover picks favorites from 30 years of Renaissance Voices concerts
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CELEBRATING 51 YEARS OF CREATING THEATER
“Here’s to new beginnings...”
What happens when you return to a place and discover that either it or you have changed?
Brent Askari’s Dirty Deeds Downeast is a comedic mystery that finds its humor in the quirky relationships found in a small town where everyone knows everyone else’s business. As we follow Gerard, the island’s lone cop, we start to recognize that underneath an idyllic Maine exterior lies a darker reality.
Gerard follows his intuition and refuses to give in to the role that has been chosen for him, uncovering not only secrets about his hometown but also a truth about himself.
Many of us choose to leave the place we come from to break free from labels given to us at an early age. At “home,” we will forever be the lazy one, the funny one, the one who argues. Leaving allows us to create new narratives about ourselves, and yet on returning home, we fall back into old patterns of behavior. How do we break those patterns and gain respect from the people who think they know us best?
As we head into the holiday season, I invite you to join me as I work to better understand the family and friends I think I know. I’ll try to ask questions and listen, inviting others to share their truths and permitting them to change in my eyes. I may learn not only about who they have become, but about myself as well. If we listen to each other’s perspectives, I feel confident that we can all move beyond our long-held impressions—those we possess about others and those we are defined by— just as Gerard and Betty do in Dirty Deeds Downeast.
Here’s to new beginnings…
Anita Stewart, Artistic Director
Written by Brent Askari
Several locations around an island in Maine. This theater operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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Gerard ................................................... Patrick Noonan*
Betty............................................................. Lori Prince*
Woman .............................................. Brigitt Markusfeld*
Man ......................................................... Dustin Tucker *
Louis..................................................... Christopher Price
Director ................................................................... Skip Greer
Scenic Designer ................................................ Anita Stewart**
Costume Designer ................................ Kathleen Payton Brown
Lighting Designer ................................................ Kendall Smith
Sound Designer................................................ Seth Asa Sengel
Stage Manager ....................................................... Meg Lydon*
Fight Choreographer ................................. Michael Dix Thomas
Wig Coordinator ..................................................... Katy Albert
Casting Director .................................................. Jenn Haltman
Assistant Director & Dramaturg .................... Kaushik Raghavan
Costume Design Assistant .................................. Lauren Kensley
Production Assistant .......................................... Sidney Phillips
Lead Electrician..................................................... Zoë Cheever
Deck Crew................................................................. Max Lerin
Wardrobe ............................................................ Hannah Cline
Lighting and Sound Operator ................................ Zoë Cheever
Swings .... Bridget Beecham, Lauren Kensley, Kaushik Raghaven
Permission granted by Stewart Talent, 1430 Broadway, Suite 601, New York, NY 10018. All inquiries concerning rights to the play shall be addressed to the above. Dirty Deeds Downeast was originally workshopped at Mad Horse Theatre Company in 2023 (Mark Rubin, Artistic Director). Dirty Deeds Downeast was originally produced at Penobscot Theatre Company in 2023 (Jonathan Berry, Artistic Director).
Special Thanks: Adam Thibodeau.
Brent Askari is the winner of the National New Play Network’s Smith Prize for Political Theater for his play The Refugees, which was produced at Gulfshore Playhouse in 2024. Barrington Stage Company commissioned his play Andy Warhol In Iran, producing its world premiere in 2022; the play won Berkshire Theatre Critics Award for Best New Play of the season. It has since been produced at Chicago’s Northlight Theatre, City Theatre of Pittsburgh, and Mosaic Theater in Washington, DC. Other produced plays include American Underground (Barrington Stage Company), Hard Cell (Geva Theatre Center); Cocktails and Travails (Winner of Neil Simon Festival’s National New Play Contest and produced at The Theater Project), Dirty Deeds Downeast (Penobscot Theatre Company), Digby’s Home (Mad Horse Theatre). His play Advice is part of a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere, with productions at Florida Studio Theatre in Sarasota, B Street Theatre in Sacramento, and Florida Repertory Theatre in Fort Myers. Brent was part of HBO’s New Writers Project and has written screenplays for companies including Paramount Pictures, Marvel Films, and MTV. Brent is a National New Play Network affiliate artist and a member of Mad Horse Theatre Company. Brent thanks his wife Reba and daughter Yasmine.
has been an actor, director, and teacher for over 35 years. He was the Artist in Residence/Director of Education at Geva Theatre in Rochester, NY, for 25 of those years. Other theaters he has directed and acted with include: the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, American Conservatory Theater, Barrington Stage Company, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Cape Playhouse, Indiana Rep Theatre, While Heron Theatre Company, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Sacramento Theatre Company, Studio Arena, Syracuse Stage, Santa Cruz Shakespeare, Totem Pole Playhouse, and Garry Marshall’s Falcon Theatre, where he directed Charles Durning, Jack Klugman, Paul Dooley, and Granville Van Dusen in the sold-out run of Golf With Alan Shepard by Carter Lewis. Skip has toured Europe, Africa, Asia, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, and the Cook Islands, teaching and performing theater. Following productions of Hard Cell and Andy Warhol in Iran, Dirty Deeds Downeast is the third project that Brent Askari and Skip Greer have worked on together. His wife is a wonderful actor, and his son has traveled the world in pursuit of his passions.
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This is Patrick’s Portland Stage debut. He has performed and worked with Brent Askari on two of his world premieres (Advice and Hard Cell) and is thrilled to be joining Brent along with Skip Greer for this endeavor. Patrick’s most recent performance was last spring, starring as Nick in Shear Madness at the Kennedy Center. A proud veteran of the longestrunning non-musical in America, he has starred in over 3,000 performances of Shear Madness across the country, including the entirety of the Off-Broadway run. More Off-Broadway credits include Almost, Maine; Perfect Crime. Other favorite roles of his were Edgar in Irma Vep and King Arthur in Spamalot. TV credits include: Succession, FBI, Bull, Blue Bloods, And Just Like That..., The Last O.G., Raising Kanan, Awkwafina is Nora From Queens, The Good Fight, The Blacklist, several Law & Orders, The Sinner, Mindhunter, Friends From College. Films include: West Side Story (2021), Eileen, Jules, The Post, The Princess Diaries, The Half of it, Choose. Lori
is thrilled to be working with Skip Greer again for her debut performance at Portland Stage. Off-Broadway: Sarah, Sarah (Manhattan Theatre Club); Lyric is Waiting (kefproductions). Selected regional: Tiny Beautiful Things (Merrimack Rep), An Entomologist’s Love Story (SF Playhouse), Clean Alternatives (Kitchen Theatre), Detroit (TheatreSquared), Not Medea (B Street Theatre), Educating Rita (Triad Stage), Pride and Prejudice (DCTC), Rocket City (Alabama Shakespeare), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Lake Tahoe Shakespeare), Pirandello’s Henry IV (Rep Theatre of St. Louis), The Front Page (PlayMakers Rep), Hamlet and Key West (Geva Theatre), The Book of Ruth (Alliance Theatre). Selected film/TV: Epic, Are We There Yet?, Law & Order, and Law & Order: SVU. Narrated over 250 audiobooks. BFA in Acting from Syracuse University.
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Brigitt Markusfeld* Margie/Edith
was most recently seen treading the boards at the White Heron Theatre in Blithe Spirit. More theater: Geva Theatre: Steel Magnolias, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, To Kill a Mockingbird, You Can’t Take It With You, Over the Tavern, A Christmas Story, Our Town, The Weir, Triumph of Love, The Illusion, Smell of the Kill are a few of over 18 productions; Indiana Rep: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner; Sacramento Theatre: Richard III, Rumors, Charley’s Aunt; American Conservatory Theater: I Remember Mama; Marin Theatre Co: On the Verge; Valley Shakespeare: The Tempest, Comedy of Errors, Merchant of Venice, As You Like It; Grove Shakespeare: Taming of the Shrew, Country Wife; and at CRT: Stella and Lou and Papermaker. Brigitt is a founding member of A Noise Within Theatre in Los Angeles: Way of the World, Coriolanus, Blood Wedding. TV credits: Picket Fences, Bold and the Beautiful, Tour of Duty, Second Chances. Brigitt has done national TV and radio commercials. Brigitt teaches acting and acting for the camera at UR and RIT. Training/MFA: American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. Brigitt lives with her wonderful husband and has an amazing son who has a writing fellowship at the Fine Arts Center.
has been fortunate enough to call Portland Stage his artistic home for over 15 years. Born in Amarillo, Texas, Dustin attended Interlochen Arts Academy and then moved to New York when he was 18. After his apprenticeship with Williamstown Theatre Festival, he made his Broadway debut in the 1999 revival of The Rainmaker, directed by Scott Ellis and starring Woody Harrelson. For over two decades, Mr. Tucker has performed throughout the country, appearing in regional theater, commercials, television (recent: Dexter: New Blood and Judge Grimes on Daredevil: Born Again), and film (recent: The
Holdovers and American Fiction, both of which were nominated for Best Picture in 2024). Previous PSC credits include: Fully Committed, Vigil, Hound of the Baskervilles, Greater Tuna, Bach at Leipzig, 39 Steps, Peer Gynt, Buyer & Cellar, Red Herring, Trouble is My Business, Sweet Goats and Blueberry Señoritas, It’s a Wonderful Life, and six seasons of Santaland Diaries. He is also an audiobook narrator for Hachette and Audible. Dustin lives in Falmouth with his partner, Peter, and their son, Harrison. Instagram: dustgowithit
works in theater, radio, and film as a director, actor, scenic designer, and voice artist. Selected local credits include work with the University of Southern Maine, the Public Theater, the Iowa Writers’ Project at Portland Stage Company, the Music Hall Portsmouth, the Theater Project, Kingspoke Productions, Fenix Theatre Company, and Mad Horse Theatre Company, where he is a company member. He has narrated performances with the Portland Symphony, MPBN, Portland Ballet, and the Atlantic Chamber Orchestra, and voicednumerous audiobooks and radio dramas. He holds a master’s degree from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. He and his family live in Portland.
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By Max Lerin
The most common investigator tropes are the brilliant detective, the flawed genius, the amateur sleuth, and the bumbling detective. The brilliant detective is usually a lone wolf type with extraordinary observation and deduction skills, sometimes a regular person rather than a police officer. Examples include Columbo, an LAPD homicide detective who usually passes himself off as the bumbling detective in order to lull his suspects into a false sense of security before springing his evidence on them all at once, and Will Graham, an FBI profiler with an empathy disorder that allows him to assume anyone’s point of view, including psychopaths.
Somewhat similar to the brilliant detective, the flawed genius archetype also possesses unusually superior intelligence, but is plagued with some personal issues, such as substance abuse or social isolation. Some examples of the flawed genius include Sherlock Holmes, who extraordinarily grasps almost every single detail of a crime scene within seconds but lacks regular social skills, and Dr. Gregory House, a cynical medical genius who lacks sympathy for his patients and struggles with drug abuse. House’s character is directly based on Sherlock Holmes; the name House is a play on Holmes (homophone for homes), their sidekicks share the same initials (JW), and the two characters even share the same address.
The amateur sleuth is simply an ordinary citizen who somehow gets involved in a mystery and ends up being the person to solve it, typically with unusually keen observations. Examples of the amateur sleuth can be found in Miss Marple, a nosy elderly woman from a small English village who astutely observes details that others miss, and Father Brown, a Roman Catholic priest who solves crimes with his uncanny insights into human nature.
The bumbling detective is a clumsy yet lucky investigator who tends to stumble into the answer to the mystery without any real skill or detective prowess. The most famous example is Inspector Clouseau, an eccentric and inept chief inspector whose chaotic clumsiness never seems to prevent him from solving cases almost entirely by accident.
In some ways, Gerard is a mixture of all of these detective tropes. Despite being a policeman, all of the other characters view him as an amateur, closer to a regular citizen than a real detective, and those who recognize his status perceive him as the bumbling detective clumsily looking for evidence. Since Gerard’s initial gut instinct is correct and he picks up on small details of the case that others overlook, such as the brand of the bottlecap, he also fulfills some of the traits of the brilliant detective. However, Gerard struggles with his past issues in the field, eliciting a touch of the flawed genius as well.
By Skyler Brianna
The relationship between Maine and lobsters is as old as the land itself–before it was a state, before European contact, there were lobsters inhabiting the rocky coastlines of the Atlantic, and they served as an important part of the lives of the Wabanaki people. The Wabanaki Confederacy represents the Abenaki, Maliseet, Mi’kmaq, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot people. According to the archaeological record, they have lived on the lands now called Maine and Canada for over 13,000 years, but oral history dictates that they’ve been here since time immemorial. Our accounts of things like foodways (what a group of people eat and how that diet developed through history) are unfortunately limited, due to the historic erasure of indigenous knowledge and records. As a result, there are conflicting takes on what the interaction between lobsters and the Wabanaki looked like. We know that shellfish were a major part of their diet, as evidenced by the shell middens– giant piles of fossilized shell bits– sprinkled along the coast. Despite the fact that we do not often find lobster shells in excavations of these sites, it is reasonable to assume that their diets included lobster, too, as lobster shells tend to break down much quickly than other shellfish. Furthermore, active members and descendants of Maine’s original inhabitants have a record of how the iconic lobster bake has indigenous origins. Sources also indicate that lobsters and their easily compostable shells were used as fertilizer for crops. This was just one part of the sustainable cycle implemented by the Wabanaki to steward and replenish the land.
When settlers came to the North American continent in the 17th century, lobsters were observed in vast abundance and immense size. One record from 1607 suggests the presence of lobsters up to 5 feet in length. Due in part to their abundance, they were primarily used as food for prisoners and indentured servants throughout the remainder of the colonial period. There are several theories about what incited the switch from “prison food” to a national delicacy. In essence, there came a time when upperclass folk were served lobster, loved it, and thus came the shift that sent the crustacean into high demand. A proliferation of coastal settlements would also increase the demand for lobster, as people lived and worked in places where seafood was the freshest, most abundant option.
Directing and Dramaturgy Apprentice Kaushik Raghavan interviewed director Skip Greer about his process and experience directing Dirty Deeds Downeast.
Kaushik Raghavan (KR): Brent, what inspired you to write this play?
Brent Askari (BA): I think my original aspiration was I’m a big Martin McDonagh fan, and I especially loved what he had done in his Irish plays with these small villages in Ireland, which were described as these quaint, idyllic, lovely little hamlets or towns. And he kind of turned that on its head, and he made it a place where people were doing dark comedies and horrible things. I think that the original inspiration was that it would be fun to do that with the way that Maine can often be portrayed. This play is not as dark as that, nor is it as dark as Stephen King’s depiction, where it’s all sorts of horror. It would be fun to do something where it’s like, instead of it being quaint, like all lobsters and blueberries, to take a different tack in the portrayal. I was inspired by stories that you hear about islands in Maine, where there is no police presence and people are doing whatever they want. I thought about what if there was an island like that, but they decided to put one policeman on it. That was the original idea.
KR: Skip, what made you want to direct this play?
Skip Greer (SG): Because it’s Brent’s play. This is our third time working together. What draws me to the material is one of Brent’s great strengths. It’s to bring comedy together and mix it with heart. If you dig far enough, you’ll find it. It’s going to be enjoyable and probably a great laugh, but if you dig far enough underneath, you’ll find something to it. And that’s probably true about the places we’ve been talking about, with all the islands and small towns. Scratch the surface and you’ll find something else. I think it takes a real craftsman to be able to express that on the page in a way that actors can pick it up and run with it. I need joy right now. In a big way. We have so much conflict. As we doomscroll down what we’re reading in the morning, in the newspaper. We need these plays that allow us to appreciate why we’re here. To give us a sense of joy and community. It has been that way so far.
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Anita Stewart** (Scenic Designer) has worked as a set and costume designer at leading theaters across the country, including the Guthrie, Seattle Rep, Canadian Opera Company, Minnesota Opera, A.R.T., Steppenwolf, Hartford Stage, Dallas Theater Center, Long Wharf New York Theatre Workshop, Boise Contemporary Theater, New Jers Shakespeare, and Portland Stage. Anita’s desire to play a meani role as an artist in a specific community brought her to Portland Stage as Artistic Director, a company for which she had previously done significant freelance design. Anita holds an MFA in Design from School of Drama.
Kendall Smith (Lighting Designer) has been working professionally for the past 40 years, both as a designer for the stage and as a consultant for numerous theater projects. His work has been seen in concer dance, opera, and the stage along with various industrials and galas. His dance work includes designing A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Royal New Zealand Ballet and Dangerous Liaisons for Queensland Ballet. He lit Andrea Bocelli’s US premier opera performance and has wo with Luciano Pavarotti, Denyce Graves, and Ruth Ann Swenson. As resident lighting designer for Michigan Opera since 1989, he has lit over 80 productions. Regional opera companies include Florida Grand Virginia Opera, San Diego Opera, Ft. Worth Opera, and Lyric Ope Kansas City. His work has been seen at many regional theaters i Oregon Shakespeare, Indiana Repertory, Pioneer Theatre Company, North Shore Music Theatre. Since COVID, Mr. Smith has been spen the last three years consulting, renovating, and upgrading a variety of theaters in the California Bay Area.
Seth Asa Sengel (Sound Designer) is a listener and tinkerer from the rural backwoods of Parsonsfield, and has spent decades making theater with creative souls all over our United Seth began his Sound Design journey at Portland Stage decades a and has since collaborated on dozens of wonderful productions. Favorites include Murder For Two, Murder on the Links, Sweet Goats and Blueberry Señoritas, Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure, and The Half-Light. For more information on Seth, visit www.sethasa.com. Please be kind to others, and to yourself, and tell people you love them. Much Love to Mary Lana.
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Meg Lydon* (Stage Manager) is so elated to collaborate with this fabulous team (and reconnect with some old friends!) to bring you this hilarious mystery! Outside of Portland Stage, recent work has been at WAM, Dramatic Repertory Company, Chester Theatre Company, and Bowdoin College. Based out of Halifax, NS, she is busy getting to know the amazing theater community there! Meg is a proud member of AEA and is forever grateful to Darren. Many thanks to the cast and the entire production team—here’s to a great show!
Kathleen Payton Brown (Costume Designer) has designed costumes for many shows at Portland Stage. Most recently: Darker the Night, Brighter the Stars; The Snow Queen; Manning; A Christmas Carol; Smoke on the Mountain; Perseverance; Talley’s Folly; Almost, Maine; It’s a Wonderful Life; Ain’t Misbehavin’; Skeleton Crew; and The Half-Light. Favorite designs: Almost, Maine; Red Herring; Lost Boy Found at Whole Foods; The Hound of the Baskervilles; Dancing at Lughnasa; Red; Love/Sick; and Hidden Tennessee. Other design credits: MSMT, Opera House Arts, Theater at Monmouth, The Public Theatre, UMaine Dept. of Theatre, Bates College Theater, Colby College Theater, Lyric Stage Co., and the N.J. Shakespeare Co. Kathleen lives in Camden, managing her own custom clothing business, as well as working as the Events Manager at the Waldo Theatre.
Jenn Haltman (Casting Director) is a freelance theater, film, and new media casting director, and she’s thrilled to be returning for her eighth season. Previous PSC shows include The Play That Goes Wrong, Clyde’s, and Saint Dad. Regional theaters include Pig Iron Theatre Company, Savage Wonder Theater, Hartford Stage, Penguin Rep, and Sharon Playhouse. Films include Boy Meets Girl, the award-winning shorts “Behind the Wall” and “Someone Will Assist You Shortly,” and the 2017 Sundance selection Madeline’s Madeline (Josephine Decker). As Co-Producing Artistic Director of Between Two Boroughs Productions, Jenn has cast and directed Cannibal Galaxy: a love story, Summertime, The Understudy, and most recently the award-winning solo show Trich. Previously, Jenn was the Casting Associate at New York Theatre Workshop (shows include Peter and the Starcatcher, Little Foxes, Aftermath). She is a proud graduate of Muhlenberg College. www. jennhaltman.com
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Thanks to the longstanding support of Migis Hotel Group, Portland Stage is able to bring Dirty Deeds Downeast to life on our Mainstage this season.
A very special thank-you to W.H. Demmons for supporting our public safety! The HVAC system installed by W.H. Demmons utilizes bipolar ionization technology, which releases charged atoms that attach to and deactivate harmful substances like bacteria, mold, allergens, and viruses by pulling the hydrogen atom away, causing the harmful substances to die. Testing of the building’s system for effectiveness against the COVID-19 virus by two different independent laboratories, Analytical Lab Group and Innovative Bioanalysis, revealed that the level of the virus would be cut by 90% within 60 minutes.
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